It's kind of preferable, since your only defense as an Ogre is killing stuff faster than it kills you, and with a vanilla GSC it's really hard, especially when Ettins and the like appear.
Also I just splatted this wonderful Ork :
Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.13-a0-1614-gd69a504 (tiles) character file.
1156889 Gravenous the Conqueror (level 27, -2/272 (277) HPs)
Began as a Hill Orc Fighter on June 15, 2013.
Was the Champion of the Shining One.
Killed from afar by a Brimstone Fiend (21 damage)
... with a blast of hellfire
... in Pandemonium on June 16, 2013.
The game lasted 05:46:10 (160988 turns).
Gravenous the Conqueror (Hill Orc Fighter) Turns: 160988, Time: 05:46:10
HP -2/272 (277) AC 39 Str 22 XL: 27
MP 31/36 EV 15 Int 8 (20) God: the Shining One [******]
Gold 4866 SH 54 Dex 6 Spells: 9 memorised, 18 levels left
Res.Fire : + + + See Invis. : + M - +6,+9 Blessed Trishula
Res.Cold : + + . Warding : . f - +8 fire dragon armour
Life Prot.: + + + Conserve : . T - +1 dwarf large shield
Res.Poison: . Res.Corr. : . c - +2 wizard hat {Int+3}
Res.Elec. : . Clarity : . a - +2 cloak of the Prince {rF+ rC+}
Sust.Abil.: . . Spirit.Shd : . u - +3 pair of gauntlets of War {Acc+5 Dam+5}
Res.Mut. : + Stasis : . Z - +0 pair of boots {Stlth+}
Res.Rott. : . Flight : . b - amulet of Trog's Delight {rMut Str+3 Dex-3
Saprovore : + . . (no ring)
Q - ring of Iddott {rC++ SInv Stlth+}
@: very slightly contaminated, hasted, glowing, very quick, quite resistant to
hostile enchantments, very unstealthy
A: camouflage 1, deterioration 1, fast metabolism 1, -10% mp, saprovore 1, Str
-4, Dex -1
a: Divine Shield, Cleansing Flame, Summon Divine Warrior, Renounce Religion
}: 10/15 runes: decaying, slimy, silver, abyssal, demonic, glowing, magical,
fiery, dark, gossamer
You were in Pandemonium.
You worshipped the Shining One.
the Shining One was exalted by your worship.
You were not hungry.
You visited 11 branches of the dungeon, and saw 74 of its levels.
You visited Pandemonium 3 times, and saw 93 of its levels.
You visited the Abyss 7 times.
You visited 2 bazaars.
You also visited: Trove.
You collected 14728 gold pieces.
You spent 4274 gold pieces at shops.
You donated 5608 gold pieces.
Inventory:
Hand weapons
B - the +6,+6 Sword of Cerebov {flame}
(You took it off Cerebov in Pandemonium)
It emits flame when wielded, causing extra injury to most foes and up to
double damage against particularly susceptible opponents. Big, fiery blades
are also staple armaments of hydra-hunters.
The Shining One opposes the use of such an evil item.
M - a +6,+9 Blessed Trishula (weapon)
Armour
a - the +2 cloak of the Prince (worn) {rF+ rC+}
(Okawaru gifted it to you on level 5 of the Swamp)
It protects you from fire.
It protects you from cold.
c - a +2 wizard hat of intelligence (worn)
d - the +1 cloak "Wilaelah" {rElec Dex+2 Curse}
(You found it on level 3 of the Elven Halls)
It affects your dexterity (+2).
It insulates you from electricity.
It may recurse itself.
f - a +8 fire dragon armour (worn)
u - the +3 pair of gauntlets of War (worn) {Acc+5 Dam+5}
(You bought it in a shop on level 7 of the Dungeon)
It affects your accuracy (+5).
It affects your damage-dealing abilities (+5).
A - the +13 storm dragon armour "Gifau" {rElec Acc-7 Dam+5}
(You found it in Pandemonium)
It affects your accuracy (-7).
It affects your damage-dealing abilities (+5).
It insulates you from electricity.
T - a +1 dwarven large shield (worn)
Z - a +0 pair of boots of stealth (worn)
Magical devices
g - a wand of frost (5)
h - a wand of fire (9)
j - a wand of teleportation (4)
n - a wand of disintegration (4)
y - a wand of teleportation (4)
D - a wand of polymorph (13)
E - a wand of digging (15)
F - a wand of hasting (8)
J - a wand of teleportation (6)
K - a wand of digging (13)
L - a wand of digging (14)
W - a wand of cold (10)
Comestibles
m - a lychee
p - 3 pears
q - 4 chokos
z - 2 apples
G - 26 grapes
R - 11 bread rations
S - 3 meat rations
Scrolls
k - a scroll of identify
x - 2 scrolls of remove curse
C - a scroll of teleportation
H - a scroll of magic mapping
I - a scroll of fog
P - a scroll of enchant weapon II
Y - a scroll of blinking
Jewellery
b - the amulet of Trog's Delight (around neck) {rMut Str+3 Dex-3}
(You bought it in a shop on level 4 of the Orcish Mines)
[amulet of resist mutation]
It affects your strength (+3).
It affects your dexterity (-3).
e - an uncursed ring of protection from magic
i - a cursed ring of teleportation
l - an uncursed ring of protection from magic
o - an uncursed ring of invisibility {unknown}
w - the amulet of Eternal Night {Clar +Rage +Inv Acc+4}
(You took it off a vampire knight on level 25 of the Dungeon)
[amulet of clarity]
It affects your accuracy (+4).
It lets you turn invisible.
It lets you go berserk.
N - an uncursed ring of sustain abilities
Q - the ring of Iddott (left hand) {rC++ SInv Stlth+}
(You found it on level 3 of the Elven Halls)
[ring of see invisible]
It greatly protects you from cold.
It makes you much more stealthy.
V - a cursed -3 ring of strength {unknown}
Potions
r - 3 potions of might
s - 2 potions of restore abilities
t - a potion of resistance
v - a potion of curing
X - a potion of speed
Books
U - a book of Death
Spells Type Level
Corpse Rot Necromancy 2
Sublimation of Blood Necromancy 2
Agony Necromancy 5
Dispel Undead Necromancy 5
Excruciating Wounds Charms/Necromancy 5
Bolt of Draining Conjuration/Necromancy 6
The Shining One opposes the use of such an evil item.
Skills:
O Level 27 Fighting
O Level 27 Polearms
O Level 27 Armour
O Level 27 Dodging
O Level 27 Shields
- Level 9,2 Traps
* Level 11,1 Spellcasting
- Level 20,3 Charms
- Level 21,0 Translocations
- Level 12,0 Invocations
You had 18 spell levels left.
You knew the following spells:
Your Spells Type Power Failure Level Hunger
a - Blink Tloc N/A 0% 2 #......
b - Fire Brand Chrm/Fire ###....... 1% 2 #......
c - Repel Missiles Chrm/Air ###....... 1% 2 #......
d - Swiftness Chrm/Air ###....... 1% 2 #......
e - Apportation Tloc #####..... 0% 1 None
f - Haste Chrm #####... 1% 6 #######
g - Controlled Blink Tloc N/A 2% 7 #######
h - Phase Shift Tloc #####..... 1% 5 #####..
i - Flight Chrm/Air ###....... 1% 3 ###....
Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations
Branches:
Dungeon (27/27) Temple (1/1) D:7 Orc (4/4) D:9
Elf (3/3) Orc:3 Lair (8/8) D:12 Swamp (5/5) Lair:6
Spider (5/5) Lair:4 Slime (6/6) Lair:6 Vaults (5/5) D:17
Blade (0/1) Vaults:3 Tomb (0/3) Forest:2 Zot (5/5) D:27
Forest (5/5) Vaults:3
Altars:
Ashenzari
Cheibriados
Elyvilon
Fedhas
Kikubaaqudgha
Makhleb
Nemelex Xobeh
Okawaru
Sif Muna
Trog
Vehumet
Xom
Yredelemnul
Zin
the Shining One
Beogh
Jiyva
Shops:
D:4: !( D:5: + D:7: [ D:12: *( D:15: *?! D:16: [ D:17: % D:20: ( D:21: ( Orc:3: = Orc:4: /!*=
Elf:2: ( Vaults:1: [(?( Vaults:3: * Vaults:5: [
Portals:
Hell: D:21 D:22 D:23 D:24 D:25 D:26 D:27
Abyss: D:25 D:26
Pandemonium: D:21 D:23 D:24 D:27
Annotations
D:5 Eustachio
D:17 Jorgrun
Swamp:3 exclusion: Roxanne, Mara, Roxanne
Forest:4 exclusion: oklob plant, Mennas
Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations
You can tolerate rotten meat.
Your skin changes colour to match your surroundings (Stlth).
You are clumsy (Dex -1).
Your body is slowly deteriorating.
You have a fast metabolism.
Your magical capacity is low (-10% MP).
You are weak (Str -4).
Partly because I was incredibly tired from all the Pan, partly because Torment can go fuck itself. Really bummed out, I could've escaped twenty times over, but I had been in similar situations quite often and never had a problem, so I stood and fought when I really should've bailed out. It was a fight against a fiend and a Hell sentinel, I got tormented several times in a row. Had 1 hp left at a point, no wand of healing, no potion of heal wounds, drunk a normal heal potion and then the Hell sentinel hellfired me.
Also I'm never, ever doing melee extended with anything other than a holy Exec axe, good god.
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